Beschrijving
The Swallow and the Hemp-seeds. Birds ignore the advice of a swallow (owl, tortoise) to eat hempseeds (mistletoe) as fast as they are sowed. Ridiculed, the swallow builds his nest among the dwellings of men. Later the other birds are caught in nets made from the hemp [J621.1].
Sometimes used to explain why the swallow lives close to humans.
Sometimes used to explain why the swallow lives close to humans.
Motief
J621.1
Commentaar
Aesopic fable (Perry 1965, 428 No. 39).
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
233C
Subgenre
sprookje